SEARCHING AND CLASSIFYING INFORMATION ABOUT GEOGRAPHIC OBJECTS WITHIN A DEFINED AREA OF AN ELECTRONIC MAP
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Provided are a method, computer program product and system for classifying and displaying information. A boundary within an electronic map is determined, based on a drawn closed shape. At least one geographic object, at least partially within the boundary, is identified. Each geographic object is representable by one or more geographic coordinates. A search is performed, on an external data source, for unstructured information associated with the at least one geographic object and a plurality of search results are received. The plurality of search results are classified and displayed according to a user topic of interest.
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8. A computer program product for classifying and displaying information, the computer program product comprising:
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One or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to determine a boundary within an electronic map based on a drawn closed shape; program instructions to identify at least one geographic object at least partially within the boundary, wherein each geographic object is representable by one or more geographic coordinates; program instructions to perform a search on at least one external data source for unstructured information associated with the at least one geographic object and receiving a plurality of search results; and program instructions to classify the plurality of search results according to a user topic of interest, and display the classified results. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for classifying and displaying information, comprising:
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At least one processor configured to; determine a boundary within an electronic map based on a drawn closed shape; identify at least one geographic object at least partially within the boundary, wherein each geographic object is representable by one or more geographic coordinates; perform a search on at least one external data source for unstructured information associated with the at least one geographic object and receive a plurality of search results; and classify the plurality of search results according to a user topic of interest, and display the classified results. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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